owndao, image is from the queens area of the vijayanagar empire which went from about 14th-17th centuries CE. the arches im fairly sure are structural.
if i remember correctly there had been some reworking on this building, much of the area lays in ruin and is being rebuilt slowly presently, so the posts could be part of some attempt at preserving the stability of the building.
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ReplyDeleteMaking the arch beautiful. Are the posts halfway up structural or do they serve another purpose? And about how old is this structure?
ReplyDeleteFantastic photo!
ReplyDeleteowndao, image is from the queens area of the vijayanagar empire which went from about 14th-17th centuries CE. the arches im fairly sure are structural.
ReplyDeleteif i remember correctly there had been some reworking on this building, much of the area lays in ruin and is being rebuilt slowly presently, so the posts could be part of some attempt at preserving the stability of the building.
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